Here’s a set of tunes I put together from Pama International‘s generous offerings. Founded by Sean Flowerdew and Finny of The Loafers and Lynval Golding of the Specials, this is one of the UK’s leading contemporary reggae/ska units.

Dig right in…

What’s Going On? — If you aren’t up and dancing with this one then, I’d say, you’re in serious trouble! A classic groove, sweet vocals and memorable lyrics.

There’s got to be some great ska bands from a town like Austin, TX. And, here’s one of them: The Stingers give us this great one-drop reggae boned-out instrumental original from their 2004 “All In A Day” CD. It’s quite a number:

Lucil cracks me up! This has become one of my all-time personal favorite live free mp3s from an independent pop artist since I’ve been searching around. A classically fueled REGGAE dub hit about her favorite fruit in all its manifestations. “This is for you, ‘hell ja!”

One of the prime element in Ska Culture is, basically, hip, tastefully done “cheese.” The Braces, a talanted ska band from Europe, give us all a gourmet meal in this regard: a sci-fi TV theme instrumental!